Trip Report
Birthday Challenge, 35 at the Pinnacles
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Monday November 2, 2015 2:09pm
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Last Saturday, October 24th, I did a birthday challenge to show myself that I'm not old!
The challenge, to climb 35 routes at the Pinnacles National Park in a day.
Thanks mostly to my support crew, I was able to do it in about 12 hours.
The climbs were: The Ordeal 5.8, Jorgies Crack 5.10a, Fly Bye 5.9, Fly Bye Bye Bye 5.9, Swallow Crack 5.6, Between a Rock and a Hard Place 5.11a, Fat Lips 5.11, Labor of Love 5.11, The Big Pucker 5.10d, Portent 5.7, The Wet Kiss 5.9, First Sister Center Route 5.5, First Sister Right 5.5, Foreplay 5.11b, POD 5.10d, POD Eliminate Black Streak 5.11, Hawaiian Noises 5.10d, Terranean Tango 5.10a, Subterranean Tango 5.11, Direct Route 5.7, Regular Route 5.8, Sound Chaser 5.10a, Castles Made of Sand 5.10b, Relayer 5.10c, Organ Grinder 5.8 (x4), Me and My Monkey 5.9+ (x5).
Ended up climbing a bunch of routes that were new to me, and generally just had a phenomenal day of climbing with great friends and family. My Dad was there until about route 20 or so and made a video.
[ Click to View YouTube Video]
karodrinker
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About the Author
Kalen Glenn is from San Jose, CA. |
Comments
StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Bitchen!!!
Proud list as well.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Proud!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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sweet! Congrats again on cranking it out! Lots of higher numbers in that list!
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Way to clip 'em up!
And I recognize that pose in the opening pic! LOL...
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looks easy from here
climber
Santa Cruzish
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Organ Grinder 5.8 (x4), Me and My Monkey 5.9+ (x5)
Weaksauce. :p
Happy birthday. Sounds like a great time.
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Nice, long day.
Hint: it's gonna get harder to keep up with your age every year ;)
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Author's Reply
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Nov 2, 2015 - 06:49pm PT
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Lol I did want to do 35 distinct routes, so it was weak sauce to lap the 2 final routes. I am a failure, I will now fall on my sword;)
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Before you fall on it, could you post on here that I get all your climbing gear please?
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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That's a lot of choss.
Happy birthday!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, kalen... wow, happy birthday!!! and thanks for sharing the trip report...
wow, a next generations, from OUR neighborhood... :)
in san jose... :)
always fun to think back, on that... and where some of us are, now...
and how--there IS that next generation... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say... ooops, forgot the cake, :))
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Congrats! A diverse list of climbs. Quit while you're ahead, i certainly didn't shoot for 72 routes in July.
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Ed H
Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
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Happy Birthday! Fun video! TFPU! Very impressive!
I'm sure you know Alex did 290 pitches on his 29th birthday...
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The fake McCoy from nevernever land.
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Proper birthday challenge that, and quite an accomplishment to boot. Good work. And thanks, it makes me realize I really need to get back to the Pinns soon. :D
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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I'm both jealous and worried. If I follow your trend, does it mean I need to do 65 routes on my next birthday?
Very nice work, sir.
John
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Well done! Birthday challenges are tons of fun and a great way to bond with friends (and challenge yourself).
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Author's Reply
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Nov 7, 2015 - 10:18am PT
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I had planned to do the easy routes next to Organ Grinder, but enjoyed the heck out of Me and My Monkey. It felt kinda hard the first lap, but after multiple ascents it just felt better and better as I dialed in the sequence.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Happy belated birthday, again. Know we share the special day, maybe we can share an adventure for it on one of these years.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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nice! (it's "Foreplay" to fit in with POD)
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Nice work!
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Jeff P
climber
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Give me a break. You think 35 is old? I did not peak until I was 45, at 5.12a. Then my shoulders froze and I had to quit.
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